Meir Kahane
Meir David HaKohen Kahane was an Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. He was the founder of the Israeli political party Kach, whose ideology continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel. Kahane was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel.
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- New York UniversityBrooklyn CollegeNew York Law SchoolMarsha Stern Talmudical AcademyYeshivah of Flatbush
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Trending topics shown first"Every Arab is a proud Arab, a good nationalist. And because of this, he is opposed to the existence of the state of Israel."
"The poor Palestinians who today kill Jews with explosives and firebombs and stones are part of the same people who when they had all the territories they now demand be given to them for their state -a…"
"Western democracy has to be ruled out. For me that’s cut and dried: there’s no question of setting up democracy in Israel, because democracy means equal rights for all, irrespective of racial or relig…"
"I say the Arabs must leave Israel, precisely because I believe if the Arabs stay, they'll become the 'good Arabs' as I understand the term."
"The question is as follows: if the Arabs settle among us and make enough children to become a majority, will Israel continue to be a Jewish state? Do we have to accept that the Arab majority will deci…"
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1932
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Birth1990
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